Recent content by Retired W4

Thanks guys. I'll look at it in my hand and go from there. Will report.

It is blue. Asking is $800 which seems high for a NM. Thanks for the reply.

I was just offered a NM BH convertible with the 4 5/8" barrel. Serial number is 45-35xxx, which looks like a fairly low SN for a NM 45, but then I really can't tell. From the crappy phone pictures it looks to be in very good condition, with both cylinders and all the stuff. I'm trying to get...

Thanks all. A friend gave me a NIB BX-1 and I wanted to know if it worked well in my 77/22 before I took it out of the bubble pack. It's out now and works fine. The date on the back of the package is 1/88, price $9.50.

Is there any significant difference between the BX-1 (10/22) and the JX-1 (77/22)? Are they interchangeable?

Spring and guide rod kit just arrived. Installation was easy, however it did require just a little fitting. The pistol runs perfectly now with this expensive German sub-sonic ammunition. I wrote a detailed explanation on the speed of sound but I cut it out. New spring works great.

The RWS is consistently sub-sonic and very accurate in both weapons. The kit has 3 springs, std, heavy and one for sub-sonic. I'm hoping the light spring fixes my cycling problem. Interestingly, the rod is taken apart with a screw on the end so the springs can easily be swapped out. I will...

I am finally getting around to fixing the cycling problem with my AAC suppressed Mk II. I use RWS subsonic and I have always just put my thumb on the bolt and feed the next round manually. I ordered the Volquartsen kit and also did some light polishing on the hammer face and bottom of the...

You didn't get to handle it? My mistake. I know I might have been a little over protective but you can shoot it if you want. I did take it to the range with a box of .32 H&R mag, 32-20 and some .32 long. Point of impact varied from each type but groups were all great from my perspective...

have no intention of modifying the gun. I can already shoot .32 H&R mag, 32-20, 32 S&W long and short. After the range session it shoots all of those very well. The thing I see about this gun is the rarity for future value. Not to mention the fun. Especially the 32-20.

Found one of these hard to find convertibles the other day. Now it's off to the range. http://s1163.photobucket.com/user/RetiredW4/media/vaquero005.jpg.html?sort=3&o=1

I had to re-zero the 77/22. It wasn't off by much. It's now dialed in. Four rounds at 25 yards. Not too bad for an old guy with tremors.

I only use RWS Subsonic. It is consistently subsonic, and it makes much less noise than my BB gun.